Motif
Animal army as transformed or confused memory of human peoples
animal_army_as_transformed_or_confused_memory_of_human_peoples
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59390-59483 confidence: medium
The passage says the Hindu regarded the monkey as "half human and half divine" and that Ramayana monkeys were "confounded with" aboriginal people.
The passage argues that the Ramayana monkeys may have been confounded with aboriginal peoples and that an aboriginal army accompanied by monkey bands could have become a monkey army in story.
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